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Lynn O'K

@lynnok.bsky.social
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Galway Gardener, garden design and maintenance. Lefty environmentalist, love good public parks, and biodiversity.

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Michael @mmdc.bsky.social · 17h
#speirgorm
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EoghanOC @corcaioch.bsky.social · 12h
Minister lashes out at workers for just doing their jobs. 🙄🤷🏽‍♂️ #spéirghorm
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Kevin Kretsch (DrKev) @kevinkretsch.com · 12h
Good news! #SpeirGorm
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Invasive Asian hornet nest located in Cork
An Asian hornet nest has been located near Ringaskiddy in Co Cork following an intensive search operation involving the use of miniature radio transmitters attached to live hornets.
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Roger O'Keeffe @rogerokeeffe.bsky.social · 11h
Looks a lot like O'Callaghan working on his right-wing credentials to boost his standing among the outright racists. Not good, and I doubt he would have much support among the general public for this. #speirgorm
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 11h
Ireland: 418% increase in refusals of study visas for Palestinian students this year.
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Palestinian student visa refusals to Ireland rise 418% this year
Most of the students had secured fully funded places at Irish universities, with appeals and four High Court challenges now underway
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H 🍉🌿 @helendublin.bsky.social · 9h
Money could be spent "introducing free public transport, making retrofitting more affordable and aggressively tackling woefully inadequate electric vehicle infrastructure, but such is the short-termism of our political culture that we get hugely expensive and misplaced sticking plasters" #speirgorm
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 9h
Israeli barrier cuts off water to West Bank Palestinians before elections aje.news/hl1cc7
Israeli barrier cuts off water to West Bank Palestinians before elections
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Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 9h
Americans: "What kind of idiot calls themselves the New Irish Republican Movement? 😂😂😂" The New IRA, The Real IRA and The Continuity IRA:
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Homer Simpson Retreats into a Bush
Alt: Homer Simpson Retreats into a Bush
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 8h
The fossil industry has simple motives: maximising fossil fuel combustion (more that = more $) Climate is simple too: the more combustion, the worse it gets (more so for each new tonne burned) so...the fossil industry supports the things that make climate change (and our lives) worse, consistently
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Southern Shores of Lake Ontario Barbie @ljohn44.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This should be a war crime:
Following Bremer’s declaration that Iraq was “open for business,” Western agribusiness giants like Monsanto, Cargill, and Dow Chemicals saw Iraq’s agricultural sector, already weakened by droughts and Western sanctions in the 1990s, as a promising business opportunity. With Order 81 in place, Iraqi farmers had no choice but to buy into Western agribusinesses and their patented seed technology. 
Unlike open-pollinated seeds, which are naturally pollinated through wind and insects, patented seeds must be repurchased or relicensed from their manufacturer every single year. Some are bred to yield a diminishing crop season after season, guaranteeing that a farmer repurchases them from the manufacturer. Farmers failing to relicense patented seeds can be sued by the manufacturing company. The patented seeds need specific inputs like fertilizer and pesticides that must also be purchased from the same manufacturer. 
This business model effectively trapped Iraqi farmers …
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The Xylom @thexylom.com · 02/10/2026
In 2003, the U.S. military bombed Iraq’s national seed bank in Abu Ghraib, effectively eliminating hundreds of varieties of indigenous seeds adapted to growing in the drought-prone desert climate. A year later, U.S. law prohibited Iraqi farmers from seed saving. (First published in 2025 by Prism)
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Saving Iraq’s Seeds, One Garden at a Time
Comprising a diverse range of backgrounds and ages, the collective fosters a space for voices of Jewish, Muslim, and Christian seed stewards from the Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA) region…
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Lois Parshley @loisparshley.bsky.social · 12h
“Following Bremer’s declaration that Iraq was “open for business”…Iraqi farmers had no choice but to buy into Western agribusinesses and their patented seed technology.”
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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 16h
"An Italian court concluded on Tuesday that the Egyptian regime was involved in the torture and murder of Giulio. Giulio was a PhD student at Cambridge university researching independent trade unions in Egypt." socialistworker.co.uk/news/egyptia... #Egypt #EgyptNews #Italy #News #WorldNews
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Egyptian officers convicted of kidnapping murdered Italian student Giulio Regeni
The Egyptian regime murdered Cambridge university student Giulio Regeni in 2016
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Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 12h
Over on X, the everything app, claims that Ireland has descended into "full-blown civil war", with people engaged in open warfare about migration and claims about the "New Irish Republican Army", mostly with old/unrelated videos/images. Absolute brain worms.
PatriotUSA @lorraine01640 • 4h
§JUST IN: Ireland is on the brink of becoming the first country in Europe to plunge into a full-blown civil war over immigration.
The government and police are struggling to maintain order in major cities as protests and acts of civil disobedience escalate.SHOCKING: IRELAND JUST ERUPTED INTO FULL CIVIL WAR
Patriots seize Dublin and major cities...owing to SHUT DOWN the entire economy until the Treasonous Government FOLDS.
The Irish are DONE being replaced and robbed.
It's OVER for the EU Tyrannical LIARSWWG1WGA
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• Meanwhile in Dublin, Ireland
So this just happened yesterday in the Irish Capital - no Police to be seen anywhere.
If this doesn't terrify you, then you're simply not paying attention.
No these are not Irish people.THE NEW NEW IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY HAVE DECLARED TO THE AUTHORITIES THAT THEY WILL START A CIVIL WAR IF ALL MIGRANTS ARE NOT REMOVED FROM IRELAND
BREAKING
THE NEW NEW IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY
HAVE DECLARED TO THE AUTHORITIES THAT THEY WILL START A CIVIL WAR IF ALL MIGRANTS ARE NOT REMOVED FROM IRELAND
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 18h
Naomi Klein Is Spot On.......
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Bold Politics @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 15h
Zack Polanski walks out to speak at a packed out Brighton Centre. What a speech. What a moment.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 19h
New GB News accounts are out. Here are their losses to date. Or "spent political donations" if you prefer
Line chart titled 'GB News has lost £142m to date', showing cumulative losses in pounds rising steadily from around £3m in 2020/1 to £142m by 2025. The red line climbs most steeply between 2021/2 and 2023/4, reaching roughly £110m, then flattens as growth slows towards £142m. A note states the latest figures cover the seven-month period to 31 December 2025. Chart by Press Gazette, source: Companies House
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The Foggy Jew @hmcevansoneya.bsky.social · 13h
You gotta admit "the economy is going great which is why we have to deeply cut spending" is a somewhat confusing message for the government to be putting out
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 19h
It's clear what the people want. Palantir OUT of our NHS 🔥 We have less than 2 months to kick them out👇 goodlaw.social/668d1d
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ÄlveKatt @alvekatt.bsky.social · 14h
Swedes are particularly bad at this, it feels like. We have a few groups that does things, but it does not feel very effective. I think it's because our education system is privatized to mush and all our state media is a mouthpeice for oligarchs, and has been for a long time.
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Aoḋán Ó Conġaile @tinydonkey.bsky.social · 14h
Always funny when people get pissy about, of all things, *work to rule*. They are still doing their jobs, to the letter of the law in fact. That is causing problems is a serious indictment of how much extra people are expected to do in their job.
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Éidín Ní Shé @eidin.bsky.social · 13h
Of course it is
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 13h
🛫 Corporate tax returns have soared in September, with almost €5 BILLION paid in that one month alone, as the overall tax take rises by over 10% compared to last year 🛬 …but it’s skewed by some big companies frontloading payments, and 2026’s corporate tax is now expected to narrowly MISS its target
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 16h
This year saw the second-hottest September on record, with the average temperature being 15.22 degrees. jrnl.ie/7180546
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That was the second-hottest September on record
It ranks only slightly behind September 2021, when the average temperature was 15.27 degrees.
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Mollz (ballz) @dopestatistics.bsky.social · 17h
Really tiring seeing men online come out the wood work to pretend they don't understand consent "Oh what so drunk hookups are rape now" Yknow what man yeah in your case I think thats the rule you should stick by yes.
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Social Democrats @social-democrats.bsky.social · 22h
It's official: Ireland has the most expensive electricity in Europe. Yet govt seem happy to bury their heads in the sand, and ignore calls for windfall taxes and targeted energy credits. In our Alt Budget, we have a wide range of measures that would make energy more affordable for you, right now.
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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 22h
One Irish person was refused citizenship recently over the language test after a six-year process despite doing the whole thing in Swedish. The same person teaches at university level in Swedish, and has published academic texts in the language.
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Matthew Dow Smith @matthewdowsmith.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hi. Be performative. The whole point of being performative is to encourage others to behave in the same way. It's why the whole "virtue signaling" thing is so dumb. You model behavior so other people will do the same. It's how we learn as a species. So, be performative.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Don Jr. & Eric have investments in data centers and AI infrastructure. Don. Jr's firm 1789 Capital also has shares in tech companies working on AI. Donald's own stock portfolio itself is heavily invested in Big Tech. When Trump calls reasonable AI safety concerns a "hoax," follow the money.
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Lynn O'K @lynnok.bsky.social · 23h
Just a suggestion.. but what if... We let the women from both sides see if they can come up with a solution... The men aren't doing very well.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why, despite everything that's happening, am I still hopeful about America? Here's what I told Michael Lewis.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 01/10/2026
Records come and records go. But this is one for the ages. The preliminary Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature anomaly is now at a record 3.23°C above the 1991-2020 baseline. This crushes the previous daily record set in 1982 by over 1.14°C. The Climate 8-ball is looking up.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You've seen fireworks that look like jellyfish, but what about a jellyfish that looks like fireworks? The E/V Nautilus filmed this rare Halitrephes maasi jellyfish glowing like a firework at a depth of 4,019 feet (1,225 meters) off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. (📷: Ocean Exploration Trust)
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polifeed @feed.gavreilly.com · 23h
TheJournal.ie: Taoiseach criticised for misrepresenting how citizenship rules work
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Taoiseach criticised for misrepresenting how citizenship rules work
There have also been calls for the government to introduce a permanent residency visa if it insists on changing current rules.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good, lock that little shit-weasel up!
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Jacqs @fooyoo2.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pathetic and Insanity 😡 I've been there.
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Lynn O'K @lynnok.bsky.social · 23h
This is it. That's the difference.
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 01/10/2026
The one time I passed out drunk I was surrounded by women and I woke up underneath a blanket and with a post it saying there was chocolate cake in the fridge
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Lynn O'K @lynnok.bsky.social · 23h
Listening to this book at the moment. It's very well researched and put together. The arguments are solid. But it is damning of irish society/gov/ media/ planning etc. It won't cheer you up that's for sure!!!
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"The only democracy in the Middle East", etc. ...
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Love it! 👏👇
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I did NOT vote for the rapist @sarahgies.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Your sons and daughters are
10000x safer with drag queens than frat boys btw
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Mr. Blabalino 🇳🇴🇺🇸💙 @blabalino.com · 02/10/2026
Always happy to help with costume ideas for your #cats.
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